at once; immediately; right now
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
absorption; suction; attraction
to clamber (up); to scale
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
button (clothing); push-button
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
very; extremely; exceedingly